(noun.) the cultivation of soil for raising crops.
校对:尼古拉斯
双语例句
To encourage tillage, by keeping up the price of corn, even in the most plentiful years, was the avowed end of the institution. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
But from the phases of the moon, as his tillage increased, man's attitude would go on to the greater cycle of the seasons. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
These, therefore, will be kept constantly in good condition, and fit for tillage. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
His primitive tillage strengthened his sense of the seasons. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
But, without the bounty, it may be said the state of tillage would not have been the same. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
That in the actual state of tillage the bounty must necessarily have this tendency, will not, I apprehend, be disputed by any reasonable person. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
In these circumstances, therefore, no more cattle can with profit be fed in the stable than what are necessary for tillage. 亚当·斯密.国富论.